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<a name='TITLE'></a><h1>TITLE</h1>
<p>Data/Binary Dumping and Freezing</p>
<a name='VERSION'></a><h1>VERSION</h1>
<pre>  Maintainer: John van Vlaanderen   
  Date: 12 Sep 2000
  Mailing List: <a href='mailto:perl6-internals@perl.org'>perl6-internals@perl.org</a>
  Number: 210
  Version: 1
  Status: Developing</pre>
<a name='ABSTRACT'></a><h1>ABSTRACT</h1>
<p>Allow Perl to create serialize both data and code from the core.</p>
<a name='DESCRIPTION'></a><h1>DESCRIPTION</h1>
<p>The modules Storable and Data::Dumper should be combined to dump data as well
as code in text, binary and network order binary form.</p>
<a name='IMPLEMENTATION'></a><h1>IMPLEMENTATION</h1>
<p>The immediate need for this is to support unmanned remote devices and
lightweight clients where listeners evoke frozen classes upon receiving them.</p>
<p>Other implementation would allow kiosk browsers, for instance, to run any perl
from a minimal plugin.</p>
<a name='REFERENCES'></a><h1>REFERENCES</h1>
<p>A sample implementation in Java: <a href='http://websprocket.com/vmfoundry.html' target='_blank'>websprocket.com</a></p>
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